Rug



M. KLINE June 26, 1928.

RUG

Filed Feb. 15, 1924 Patented .June 26, 1928.

`UNITED STATES 1,675,112 PATENT OFFICE.

viuoams KLINYE, or' oHIoAGo, ILLINos, AssIoNoR To THE LIGHT HOUSE RUG oo., or

oHIoGo, ILLINoIs; A CORPORATION or'ItLINoIs.

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Application filed February 15,41924, serial No.- 692,990.

My invention relatesto rugs'fand more particularly to a rug provided with suitable filler members.

It is a purpose of my invention to provide a rug that is made up of warp threads that form the pattern therein and weft or shuttle threads comprising large cords, ropes or filler members, such as jute twineor what is known as cotton roving, that suitably thicken the same, and further, to provide means for binding or securing said liller members in substantially fixed position in the rug, said meanspreferably being in the form of binding weft or shuttle threads alternating with the filler members.

It is still a further purpose ofthe invention to provide a rug of the above mentioned character which is strong` in texture, onel that will holdits shape and one that can be readily washed.` i r Other objects and advantages of the lnvention will appear as the description of the accompanying drawings proceeds. However, I desire to have it distinctly understood that I do not intend to lim'it myself to the exact details shown or described but that I intend to include as part of my invention all such changes or modifications of parts as would occur to a person skilled in this art and as would fall within the scope of the olaims. v

In the drawings: V

Fig. 1 is an enlarged fragmentary plan view of a portionof my rug showing the arrangement of the warp and Weft threads therein; and

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view thereof.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the rug comprises the warp threads 3 and 3', said threads being preferably of contrasting colors although this is not necessarily true.

They are so indicated in the drawings, the' threads 8 being indicated as being white, or substantially so, and the threads 3I as being oolored by crosshatching the same in Fig. 1. Interwoven with the threads 3 and 3' are the weft or shuttle threads 4 and 5. The members 4 are in the form of filler members and may be made of any suitable material such as jute twine or cotton roving, and the threads or cords 5 may be made of any suitable material but are preferably a form of twine having` considerable Strength. It will be noted that the members 5 are woven into the material ,to alternateb with lthe filler membersfl passing in and out between the members 3 andb 3' bon both Sides of the filler members 4 to thus iirmly bind the liller members 4, in position andv prevent shifting of the same lengthwise of the warp threads as well. as transversely thereof. In the drawingsthe warp threads are shown .as being paired but thisV is, of course, not absolutely necessary as any arrangement of warp threadsmay be used. The use of the paired warp threads however has an advantags in'the fact that the pairs of threads where they pass between the filler members and the binders are able to vturn a quarter turn as'shown in F ig. 1 and thus present only the thickness of a single thread lengthwise of the fillers between adjacent lfiller and binder members. As this is the point where the two sets of warp threadscross, the coinbined distance whichv the two sets extend lengthwise of thel fillers at this cro'ssing point is the same as that which one pair of the warp threads extends on the top and bottom of the filler threads. Thisl makes it possible to substantially fully cover thev iiller members with the warp threads.

It will be noted, upon reference to Figs. 1 and 2, that the pattern in the material is obtained by varying the arrangement'of the filler members relative to the binding members so that the threads 3' are thrown on the opposite side of the fabric or rug on one side of the place where the variation occurs than on the other side-thereof. For example, it will be noted that slightly to the right of the center of Fig. 2 two of the liller members l are adjacent without the interposition of a binder member therebetween. Upon reference to Fig. 1 it Will be seen that where the two members 4 are adjacent the threads 3, are on the side that is upward in Fig. 1 relative to one of themembers d and the threads 3 are upward relative to the member l at the left thereof.

The method of weaving` the fabric is to provide the two sets of warp threads, which are preferably .of contrasting colors, and to provide the loom with two shuttles, one of which carres the thick filler member and 10 -bers are held substantially in parallelism by the binding members, that the rug can be very easily washed and, in fact, can be scrubbed without being run through a Washing machine or similar device because of the `close weave thereof which prevents dirt from going through the meshes of the rug and in between the threads thereof, an dirt remaining substantially on the su ace of the rug which can be easily removed by merev ly scrubbing the' surface thereof with a brush.

Having thus described my invention, what ldesire to claim and secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A rug of the character described having altern'ating weft threads comprising enlarged filler members ofycord or rope and smaller binding members alternating with said filler members, and alternating pairs of "O warp threads interwoven with said filler and binding members, each pair of said warp threads being twisted substantially a quarter turn between the ortions overlying the filler members and t e portions extendlng between adjacent filler and binding members whereb said warp threads su stantially cover t e opposite sides of said filler members.

2. `A rug of the character described having alternating weft threads comprising en larged filler members of cord .or rope and smaller binding members alternating with said filler members, and alternating pairs of warp threads interwoven with said filler and binding members, each pair of said warp threads being twisted substantially` a quarter turn between the portions overlying the filler members and the portions extending between adjacentfiller and binding members whereby said warp threads substantially cover the opposite sides of said fi11ermembers,` certain pairs of said filler members having no binding members therebetween and said warp threads shifting from one side to the opposite side of said filler members between the filler members of said certain' pairs to make the pattern of the rug.

In witness whereof, I hereunto Subscribe my name this th day of February, A; I). 1924. i

MoRRIs IKLINE.` 

